Abstract
Digital piracy is rampant in developing countries, including Indonesia. Each year, it has caused billions of dollars of loss to many industries, such as software, video game, film and music industries. The present study aims to examine the determinants of attitude towards digital piracy and to explore whether gender matters in explaining the attitude. A convenience sample of 223 university students in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia, participated in the research. The results show that males have a more positive attitude towards digital piracy than females. The determinants of attitude towards digital piracy among female consumers are affective beliefs, perceived importance of digital piracy issue and Machiavellianism, while the predictors for the male counterparts include affective beliefs, perceived importance of digital piracy issue and moral judgment.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 168-178 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | International Journal of Consumer Studies |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Keywords
- Attitude
- Digital piracy
- Gender
- Indonesia
- Theory of planned behavior